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Rural municipalities call on Alberta government to open grizzly bear hunt
The Rural Municipalities of Alberta organization is advocating for the provincial government to legalize grizzly bear hunting in light of what Cardston County calls increased reports of negative human-bear interactions.
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‘Avoid the honk’: Interactive map helps Waterloo students stay away from Canada geese
A University of Waterloo student has launched a platform to help students navigate “aggressive geese” on campus.
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Ontario supports House of Commons petition to allow top military honour to be awarded to late Ontario veteran
A House of Commons petition that calls on the federal government to establish an independent review board for military honours, such as the Victoria Cross, now has support from Ontario’s provincial government.
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This 12-year-old Toronto-area golfer is representing Canada at the Augusta National
A twelve-year-old from Vaughan is competing for a coveted junior golfing title at Augusta National ahead of the Masters.
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How Brantford, Ont., researchers are using VR gaming to help older adults with dementia stay fit
Researchers from Wilfrid Laurier University partnered with Brantford’s Adult Recreation Therapy Centre for a trial on a game aimed at supporting therapeutic movements and engaging users’ brains — work aided by funding from the Alzheimer Society: Brant, Haldimand Norfolk, Hamilton Halton.
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COVID-19 wreaked havoc on this N.S. seniors’ group. It’s now trying to rebuild
An organization that has advocated for Nova Scotia seniors for more than five decades says there’s a sad reason why its membership numbers have dropped sharply in recent years. “We lost a lot of people through COVID,” says the president of the Nova Scotia Federation of Seniors.
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5-year-old B.C. boy celebrates birthday at recycling centre
For most people, recycling is a chore. But for Himmat Rai, a five-year-old living in Maple Ridge, B.C., he says it’s his “favourite thing to do.” And to celebrate his passion for recycling, Rai and over a dozen of his classmates celebrated his fifth birthday at the local recycling centre.
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Yukon man grows pineapple at home — and it only took 9 years
When Alex Oberg finally cut into the fruit for a taste, it was a bit sour. ‘We maybe could have waited a little bit longer,’ he said.
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Blinded by the headlights? Transport Canada wants to know
A London, Ont., optometrist says she’s hearing more concerns from patients about difficulty driving in the dark and headlight brightness. Transport Canada is asking drivers, pedestrians and cyclists to share their experiences with vehicle headlight glare through an online survey.
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News flash: Canada’s restless problem children are conspiring
Quebec and Alberta: the problem kids in Confederation. What have they learned from each other? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has promised an October referendum on provincial autonomy. In Quebec, the CAQ government is drafting its own provincial constitution. Not long from now, both Quebecers and Albertans could face a stark question: Do you want to…